Ruth Brown
Ruth Alston Brown was an American singer-songwriter and actress, sometimes referred to as the “Queen of R&B”. She was noted for bringing a pop music style to R&B music in a series…
Blues
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Delaney Bramlett
Delaine Alvin “Delaney” Bramlett was an American singer and guitarist. He was best known for his musical partnership with his wife Bonnie Bramlett in the band Delaney & Bonnie and Friends, which…
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Chuck Berry
Charles Edward Anderson Berry was an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter who was one of the pioneers of rock and roll. Nicknamed the “Father of Rock and Roll”, he refined and developed…
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Dickey Betts
Forrest Richard “Dickey” Betts was an American rock guitarist and vocalist, best known as a longtime member of the Allman Brothers Band. A co-founder with Duane Allman of the band in 1969,…
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Elvin Bishop
Elvin Richard Bishop is an American blues and rock music singer, guitarist, bandleader, and songwriter. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Paul…
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Mike Bloomfield
Michael Bernard Bloomfield was an American blues guitarist and composer. Born in Chicago, he became one of the first popular music stars of the 1960s to earn his reputation almost entirely on…
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Fontella Bass
Fontella Marie Bass was an American R&B and soul singer-songwriter best known for her number-one R&B hit “Rescue Me” in 1965. She also collaborated with artists like the Art Ensemble of Chicago,…
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Frank Beard
Frank Lee Beard is an American drummer best known as the long-time drummer of the rock band ZZ Top.